New York-based Human Rights Watch urged Lao government Tuesday to release Hmong refugee protest leaders who have been incarcerated after being secretly deported from Thailand.
The Lao government is detaining several Hmong asylum seekers whom Thai authorities deported earlier this year.
"The Lao government is notorious for treating deported Hmong harshly upon their return," said Bill Frelick, refugee policy director at Human Rights Watch.
"By imprisoning these Hmong deportees, Lao authorities confirm the fear many Hmong asylum seekers and refugees have expressed of being persecuted if returned to their native country."
The Nation
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